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Stroke Survivor Uses CaringBridge as a Way of Expression to Avoid Depression
Allie Levine was in the beautiful, chaotic, busy time of life. With three of her four girls grown and living on their own, she was immersed in the activity of her youngest daughter’s senior year of high school and planning her oldest daughter’s weddi
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When She’s Good, I’m Good
At 25, Tina Jackson was filled with optimism for the future. Newly married and excited to expand her family, she and her husband had just purchased their first home when they received the joyous news—they were expecting their first child. Tina’s preg
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Until Further Notice, Celebrate Everything
Undergoing a mammogram is as routine as it is nerve-wracking. While the screening is an annual process, waiting for the results can induce a lot of anxiety. Keeshia Jones knows that anxiety well. And she knows the emotions that come along with receiv
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As a 24-year-old graduate student attending Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Sonia Su had a bright future ahead of her. Busy and focused on her studies upon starting her first semester, she didn’t think much of the mild chest pain she was e
High school sweethearts Tricia and Brian always knew they wanted a big family. After marrying, they welcomed four boys and one girl, each of them a blessing their parents prayed to receive. When they found out they were pregnant with their fifth chil
The story of how Jeff met Kristin is one made of romance movie dreams. “I was renting a duplex at the time. She moved in next to me on the other side. I went over to introduce myself and helped her move into her house,” Jeff recalled. Their love stor
In sickness and in health takes on profound meaning for couples like Sally and Sam, who are navigating the world of cancer diagnosis and treatment for a second time in less than 10 years. Sally and Sam’s journey started at the local post office, wher
For visual artist Michael Breyette, receiving the news that he had ocular melanoma (a type of eye cancer) has been both life- and career-altering. “I started noticing weird things in my vision last summer,” Michael said. “In a dark room, I would some
Friendship of any kind has its path of twists and turns, and a friendship of almost 40 years has a journey of many stories. When Stephanie Grant and Kate Ashley met at Princeton High School in 1985, little did they know of the twists their friendship
Dale Hammerschmidt and Mary Arneson didn’t have the typical start to a lifelong love story. They didn’t meet at a bookstore or a coffee shop, and they weren’t set up on a blind date by friends. They met in medical school, over a double-headed micros
Scott Swayne is many things to many people, but above all, he’s a family man. He met his wife Paige in high school—they married 33 years ago and have four children. “They’re the epitome of cute parents who just love each other,” their daughter Hannah
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